A GROUP OF WHITE MIDDLE-CLASS ADOLESCENTS WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE TOTAL POPULATION OF 7,793 JUVENILES IN CONTACT WITH AUTHORITIES IN 1973 OR 1976. A TOTAL OF 27 PERCENT WERE WHITE YOUTHS RESIDING IN HOMES WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF $10,000 OR MORE AND 80 PERCENT WERE MALE WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF 14.9 YEARS. LITTLE RELATIONSHIP WAS FOUND BETWEEN BROKEN HOMES AND MIDDLE-CLASS DELINQUENCY. WHEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER STUDY ON THE SAME TOPIC, ZERO-ORDER CORRELATIONS BETWEEN HOME STATUS AND THE DEPENDENT VARIABLES DEFINING DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR WERE EXTREMELY SMALL. FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY WHICH SUBPOPULATIONS OF JUVENILES KNOWN TO AUTHORITIES ARE AFFECTED BY THE HOME SITUATION. REFERENCES ARE NOTED. (MJW)